Infecties

Acute pericarditis (2014)

Waar gaat dit artikel over?Achtergrondinformatie over acute pericarditis. Waarom is dit artikel belangrijk?Het herkennen van dit ziektebeeld kan soms lastig…

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Corticosteroids in sepsis (2018)

Purpose: To assess the effect of low dose corticosteroids on outcomes in adults with septic shock. Methods: We systematically reviewed…

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RIVM Richtlijnen

Alle richtlijnen van de RIVM overzichtelijk op een rij met per infectieziekte een korte informatie tekst. Ook handig voor de…

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Focus on optimization of early antimicrobial therapy in ICU-acquired infections

The purpose of a new empirical antimicrobial therapy is to deliver adequate treatment early while limiting antibiotic selection pressure and…

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Preventive and therapeutic strategies in critically ill patients with highly resistant bacteria

The antibiotic pipeline continues to diminish and the majority of the public remains unaware of this critical situation. The cause…

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Acute Oncology Care: A narrative review of the acute management of neutropenic sepsis and immune-related toxicities of checkpoint inhibitors

Cancer care has become increasingly specialized and advances in therapy have resulted in a larger number of patients receiving care.…

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Acute respiratory failure in immunocompromised adults

Acute respiratory failure occurs in up to half of patients with haematological malignancies and 15% of those with solid tumours…

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Infectious Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an accepted treatment for a variety of hematologic malignancies. The profound immunosuppression these patients…

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Care of the Asplenic Patient

Asplenic patients are at risk for rapidly progressive septicemia and death. Such patients should be vaccinated against pneumococci, H. influenzae…

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Focus on infection and sepsis in intensive care patients

Over the last year, several papers have shed light on the management of severe infections and sepsis in intensive care…

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